, 1887-03-03
AT The CAPITAL.
Hurryihg Through Business in
Both Houses.
The Senate Committee Rejects
Another Colored Man.
Bills Approved by the Presi-
dent Combinations.
Congressional Notes.

Congressional Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The house
has agreed to the conference report on
the joint resolution (now a billy for the in.
vestigation of the accounts of the Pacific
railroads.
The president to-day approved the mil
itary academy appropriation bill, tho act
to organize a hospital corps of the United
States and the act in regard to the i'm
portation of mackerel during the spawn
ing season.
The house resumed the consideration
of the conference report. on the fisheries
retaliation bill, and after some discussion
~agreed-yeas 149. nays 1870 recede
from its amendments to the senate retail
iatory bill. Amotion to reconsider was
entered, but laid upon the table. This
passes the bill in the shape in which it
passed the senate.
The bill anncxing a portion of Idaho to
Washington Territory has passed both
houses and zone to the president.
Mr.. Trigg, of Virginia, submitted the
conference report on the bill compensat-
ing Albert A. Emery for the construction
of an iron and steel testing machine for
the United States.
The bill as it passed the senate, appro-
priated 5000 200. This sum the house
reduced to $4,000. The conference re-
port fixes the amount at 800. 900. The
conference report was adopted-yeas 1877,
nays 9S.
The senate has confirmed Public Printer
Benedict, and L. Simmons, postmaster at
Buffalo, Wyo.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, the
house bill to amend the act of Marbh 3,
1875, to determine the Jurisdiction of the
United States circuit courts and to regu-
late the removal of causes from state
courts, was taken from the calendar. The
committee amendments we're concyrred
in.
Mr.. Cullom proposed an amendment
to provide that the salaries of Judges
District Courts of the United States, in
Guiding judges of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia shall be IS, 900
per annum, and that no persons relat ed
to any Justice or judge Of any of the
United States courts within the degree of
first cousin, shall hereafter be appointed
to any office in a court of which such jus
tlce or Judge as a member. Agreed to.
The bill passed-44 to 6.
The senate at ll:2O took a recess until
10 a. m. tomorrow.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, presented
to the house a conference
report IN the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. The report
was agreed to. A score of members
rushed into the space in front Of the
clerks desk and waving their bills wildly
in the air, vociferously claimed recognition.
The uproar was great and for a time bus
mess had to be suspended. Mr.. Banks
dale, of Mississippi, was finally successful
and under suspension of the rules he Sc
cured the passage of the bill for printing
tho report of the commission Of labor.
MIR. Randall, -of Pennsylvania, submit
ted the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. In their state
ment accompanying the report, the con-
ferees say that the senate made 262
amendments. increasing the aggregate ap-
preparation 81, OBS, 647 over the amount
of the bill as it passed tho house. Of
this sum the senate canferees have
yielded SIC, Q 3 l6. The bill as it passed
the senate aggregated 500, 792'059. The
house, when it considered the senate
amendments, added to the bill 1895, Gas,
and in conference $4,000 was added, be-
ing for the public building at Ports
mouth, Ohio. and 800, 900 was added on
account of public buildings at Augusta,
Ga, and Chattanooga, Tenn. The bill,
therefore, as agreed upon in conference,
aggregated 500, 3s2, 400, being 81, COG, 07S
in excess of the bill as it passed the house
and S279,s l9 less than the law for the
current year and 80, l5S, 81 less than the
estimates.
The report was agreed to without dis.
%cussion.
There have been a dozen ~iruitless at
tempts during the past twenty. four hours
to get together the confcrees on fortiica-
tons appropriation bill. This bill, which
failed Of passage last session, appears to
be lost beyond redemption. Another eff
fort will be made tomorrow to get the
conierees together but it is confidently
expected that the only result Of the meet
ing will be recording IA total disagreement
between the two houses.
A Democratic Senator from New
Jersey.
TRENTON, March 2.-Rufus Blodgett
UemocraD was elected United States
aanator thts aEar,o1. IL .-